Descriptive Summary
Access
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Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Orange County Division of the League of California
Cities
Dates: 1963-1980
Collection Number: 2007_01
Creator/Collector:
Orange County Division of the League of California Cities
Extent: 10 boxes.
Repository:
Sherman Library and Gardens
Corona del Mar, California 92625
Abstract: The collection includes records documenting the Orange County
Division of the League of California Cities' activities during the 1960s and
1970s, a period of explosive growth in Orange County, California. These activities
included advocacy on issues of importance to the member cities. Of particular note
are materials related to the dissolution of the Orange County Harbor
District.
Language of Material: English
Access
Materials are open for research.
Preferred Citation
Orange County Division of the League of California Cities. Sherman Library and
Gardens
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to the Sherman Library by Robert Haskell.
Biography/Administrative History
Through legislative advocacy, policy development, training and education, and a forum
for the discussion of both state and regional issues, the Orange County Division of
the League of California Cities, strives to achieve the following goals: • “To
educate and stimulate, encourage and coordinate the communications of ideas and
information among city officials; • To develop broad support on issues and advocate
those views to other governmental agencies and the public and; • To improve the
quality of life in cities by assisting city officials to make services more
efficient and more responsive to the citizens of our cities.”
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of the organizational records of the Orange County Division
of the League of California Cities, including correspondence, financial records,
subject files, and meeting minutes and agendas. It provides a comprehensive overview
of the organization’s activities during the 1960s and 1970s, a period of explosive
growth in Orange County, California. In addition to documenting the League’s routine
activities and meetings, the collection also contains materials related to the
dissolution of the Orange County Harbor District as well as political issues such as
taxes, immigration, the environment, and housing. There is some documentation
regarding the embezzlement of funds in the late 1960s by a former treasurer of the
organization named Ferne Evans, materials related to the Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFC), and several files regarding the statewide organization, the
League of California Cities.
Indexing Terms
Orange County (Calif.) – Harbor – History.
range County (Calif.) – History – 20th century – Sources.
Politics and government – California – Orange County.
League of California Cities